Myanmar implements pilot EV project using Chinese-made vehicles

STORY: Myanmar implements pilot EV project using Chinese-made vehicles DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of electric cars in Yangon 2. various of Yangon's auto showrooms showcasing EVs 3. various of the Pannita Auto Fair in Yangon STORYLINE: Myanmar is implementing a one-year electric vehicle (EV) pilot project with the use of Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs). In January, Myanmar imported the first batch of 40 Chinese-made BEVs. Under the pilot project, which runs throughout the year, 10 of the imported Chinese BYD e2 cars will run as electric taxis in Yangon and another 10 vehicles will run as taxis in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw. To encourage its EV sector, Myanmar established the National-level Leading Committee on Development of Electric Vehicles and Related Business in June last year. The country then granted a zero-tariff treatment on imported EVs effective from Nov. 2 last year until March 31 this year. An

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

(230306) -- YANGON, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 2, 2023 shows BYD electric cars at the Pannita Auto Fair in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar has imported the first batch of Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in January in implementing its one-year pilot EV project. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Myanmar imports Chinese battery electric vehicles for pilot project" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

(230306) -- YANGON, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 2, 2023 shows BYD electric cars at the Pannita Auto Fair in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar has imported the first batch of Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in January in implementing its one-year pilot EV project. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Myanmar imports Chinese battery electric vehicles for pilot project" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

(230306) -- YANGON, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at a BYD e2 battery electric car imported from China at the Pannita Auto Fair in Yangon, Myanmar, March 2, 2023. Myanmar has imported the first batch of Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in January in implementing its one-year pilot EV project. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Myanmar imports Chinese battery electric vehicles for pilot project" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

(230306) -- YANGON, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at a BYD Dolphin electric car imported from China at the Pannita Auto Fair in Yangon, Myanmar, March 2, 2023. Myanmar has imported the first batch of Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in January in implementing its one-year pilot EV project. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Myanmar imports Chinese battery electric vehicles for pilot project" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE EV CAR

(230306) -- YANGON, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at a BYD e2 battery electric car imported from China at the Pannita Auto Fair in Yangon, Myanmar, March 2, 2023. Myanmar has imported the first batch of Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in January in implementing its one-year pilot EV project. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Myanmar imports Chinese battery electric vehicles for pilot project" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)